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Enterprise and Society @entandsoc.bsky.social · 9d

Next, Ken Sakai, Yuki Tsuboyama & Masatoshi Fujiwara lead us through the tangled pathways of "Reinterpreting Medical Innovation: The Social Adoption of Automated Multiphasic Health Testing and Services in Japan, 1937–2023." We are delighted to publish this essay OA.
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Reinterpreting Medical Innovation: The Social Adoption of Automated Multiphasic Health Testing and Services in Japan, 1937–2023 | Enterprise & Society | Cambridge Core

Reinterpreting Medical Innovation: The Social Adoption of Automated Multiphasic Health Testing and Services in Japan, 1937–2023

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Enterprise and Society @entandsoc.bsky.social · 9d

We have not one, but two wonderful new papers for you today! First, Zen Wang, in a rich and detailed study, takes us "Under the Eagle’s Wings: The Coca-Cola Company’s Trademark Protection & Its Dilemmas in China (1930–1949)."
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Under the Eagle’s Wings: The Coca-Cola Company’s Trademark Protection and Its Dilemmas in China (1930–1949) | Enterprise & Society | Cambridge Core

Under the Eagle’s Wings: The Coca-Cola Company’s Trademark Protection and Its Dilemmas in China (1930–1949)

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Enterprise and Society @entandsoc.bsky.social · 12d

"The House of Guiness" is trying to make business history dark, dramatic, and sexy! Does it work? Is it good television? Is it good history (probably not)?
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House of Guinness review – James Norton’s pheromones positively sizzle off the screen

With smarts, heart and serious sex appeal, this fine drama from Peaky Blinders’ Steven Knight is an irresistible romp – like Succession, only over a booze empire. Knight has never made a better show t...

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Enterprise and Society @entandsoc.bsky.social · 19d

Read the article Open Access with one click here:
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Global Capitalist Assemblages: A Historiographical Appraisal of Multinational Enterprise in the Global South | Enterprise & Society | Cambridge Core

Global Capitalist Assemblages: A Historiographical Appraisal of Multinational Enterprise in the Global South

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Enterprise and Society @entandsoc.bsky.social · 19d

We're delighted to bring you this is a bold intervention from Kristoffer Edelgaard Christensen & Søren Ivarsson: "Global Capitalist Assemblages: A Historiographical Appraisal of Multinational Enterprise in the Global South." Abstract here, link in the next post. We hope it finds a wide readership.

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Enterprise and Society @entandsoc.bsky.social · 22d

This looks really good!

Hagley Center for the History of Business, Technology, & Society @hagleycenter.bsky.social · 22d

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Enterprise and Society @entandsoc.bsky.social · 27d

*in effect.
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Giorgio Armani’s will says his brand should be sold or seek IPO

Late founder instructs heirs to gradually sell stakes with priority given to LVMH, L’Oréal or EssilorLuxottica

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Enterprise and Society @entandsoc.bsky.social · 27d

Giorgio Armani was a creative genius. But he was also uniquely successful in business, fiercely defending independence in a sector dominated by massive groups, retaining sole ownership*. Now in his will he proposes a startling divestment/succession process. Such a great history to be written one day

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Enterprise and Society @entandsoc.bsky.social · Sep 9

Congratulations again to you both!

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Enterprise and Society @entandsoc.bsky.social · Sep 5

Many congratulations to @entandsoc.bsky.social authors Sarah Elvins and Katherine Barkin, very worthy winners of CBHA 2025 best article prize. We are proud to have published this fascinating paper on "The Business of Abortion":
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Enterprise and Society @entandsoc.bsky.social · Sep 3

Fresh on FirstView, Joaquim Cuevas and Maria A. Pons guide us through the intricacies to be found "Between State Control and Banking Power: Spanish Banking Supervision Under Franco (1940–1975)." Available now, Open Access:
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Between State Control and Banking Power: Spanish Banking Supervision Under Franco (1940–1975) | Enterprise & Society | Cambridge Core

Between State Control and Banking Power: Spanish Banking Supervision Under Franco (1940–1975)

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Business History Conference @businesshistoryc.bsky.social · Aug 26

The BHC is coming to London!!
Upcoming deadline -> Submit proposals by October 17th 2025
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March 26th - 28th, 2026 "Co-Creation"

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Enterprise and Society @entandsoc.bsky.social · Aug 22

We have just read this fascinating obituary of pioneering British computing entrepreneur Stephanie Shirley. It is a truly incredible story, in many ways, and we are somewhat ashamed to admit to not having heard of her before. '
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Stephanie Shirley, Who Created a Tech World for Women, Dies at 91

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Enterprise and Society @entandsoc.bsky.social · Aug 21

Great to see these short author promos coming out. Catch the latest here!

Business History Conference @businesshistoryc.bsky.social · Aug 21

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Enterprise and Society @entandsoc.bsky.social · Aug 6

We love this image of work and production. "Filandón" by Luis Álvarez Catala (1872), Museo de Bellas Artes, Oviedo.

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Enterprise and Society @entandsoc.bsky.social · Aug 4

It's summer & time to hit the beach (we are!). For "beach reading" what better than @andrekosvarnava.bsky.social's brand new essay on "The Origins of “Big Tobacco” Cigarette Manufacturing and the Prevalence of Smoking in Colonial Cyprus, 1920-1960." OA here ...
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The Origins of “Big Tobacco” Cigarette Manufacturing and the Prevalence of Smoking in Colonial Cyprus, 1920-1960 | Enterprise & Society | Cambridge Core

The Origins of “Big Tobacco” Cigarette Manufacturing and the Prevalence of Smoking in Colonial Cyprus, 1920-1960

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Enterprise and Society @entandsoc.bsky.social · Jul 29

Yes!!!!!!!

Business History Conference @businesshistoryc.bsky.social · Jul 29

Join us in congratulating Dr. Ai Hisano, the new Editor in Chief of 𝑬𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒑𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒆 & 𝑺𝒐𝒄𝒊𝒆𝒕𝒚!
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Enterprise and Society @entandsoc.bsky.social · Jul 25

This was a real "who knew!" moment for us: the surprising role of the Moral Rearmament movement in rebuilding industrial capacity in postwar Japan, brought to you by Eric B. Dent, Stephanie L. Torrico & Craig Randall. Fascinating stuff!
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Japanese Postwar Success: The Impact of Moral Re-Armament | Enterprise & Society | Cambridge Core

Japanese Postwar Success: The Impact of Moral Re-Armament

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Enterprise and Society @entandsoc.bsky.social · Jul 22

Prof. Hisano, Associate Professor at the Interfaculty Initiative in Information Studies/Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Information Studies at the University of Tokyo, begins her term in 2027. Current EiC @andrewpopp.bsky.social looks forward to working with Prof. Hisano on the transition.

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Enterprise and Society @entandsoc.bsky.social · Jul 22

@entandsoc.bsky.social is delighted to announce that Prof. Ai Hisano has been chosen as incoming Editor-in-Chief. This is a truly exciting appointment that promises a bright new phase in the journal's history. More about Ai and her fascinating work can be found here:
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Ai Hisano | Historian

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Enterprise and Society @entandsoc.bsky.social · Jul 18

And we were delighted to publish it!

Andrew Perchard @andrewperchard.bsky.social · Jul 16

Pleased to see our article (with Keith Gildart, Ben Curtis and Grace Millar), ‘Fighting for the soul of coal’ feature in this volume of @entandsoc.bsky.social (1/2)

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Enterprise and Society @entandsoc.bsky.social · Jul 16

Vol. 26, No. 2 now available!

Business History Conference @businesshistoryc.bsky.social · Jul 15

New @entandsoc.bsky.social volume is now available!

Volume 26 Issue 2 2025

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Enterprise and Society @entandsoc.bsky.social · Jul 14

"Better than No Beer at All!" Never a truer word! Finally Jason Taylor and Eline Poelmans introduce us to the fascinating and mysterious persistence of so-called 3.2 beer in the US, revealing many strange legal quirks along the way. Cheers!
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Better than No Beer at All: Legal Roles for 3.2 Beer in the Post-Prohibition Era United States | Enterprise & Society | Cambridge Core

Better than No Beer at All: Legal Roles for 3.2 Beer in the Post-Prohibition Era United States

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Enterprise and Society @entandsoc.bsky.social · Jul 14

The work can be found here and, like all three of the articles we are highlighting today, is published Open Access:
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Stavert, Zigomala & Co.: A Transnational History of the Anglo-Cuban Textile Trade During 1860s–1914 | Enterprise & Society | Cambridge Core

Stavert, Zigomala & Co.: A Transnational History of the Anglo-Cuban Textile Trade During 1860s–1914

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Enterprise and Society @entandsoc.bsky.social · Jul 14

Next, Victoria de Lorenzo Alcantara takes us to Cuba & the world of "Stavert, Zigomala & Co: A Transnational History of the Anglo-Cuban Textile Trade During 1860s–1914." British merchant capital is an old topic but this work brings a fresh perspective using material, visual and archival sources.

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